Three days after its spectacular victory (5-3) against Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain travels to Monaco this Saturday for the shock of the 14th day of Ligue 1. A very important meeting for the Rouge et Bleu, forced to win to maintain their first place. For this meeting, Luis Enrique will however have to deal without Désiré Doué, Achraf Hakimi or even Nuno Mendes, “victim of a minor injury to the right thigh during the match against Spurs”.
From then on, the Spanish technician should align his traditional 4-3-3 hybrid with Lucas Chevalier in goal. In defense, Warren Zaire-Emery, Illia Zabarnyi, Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez should be associated while Vitinha, praised by the entire football world in recent hours, will accompany Lee and Fabian Ruiz in the midfield. In attack, Ibrahim Mbaye and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will surround Senny Mayulu.
PSG with Mayulu, Monaco without Dier and Zakaria
Held in check at Pafos in the middle of the week, AS Monaco remains, for its part, with two heavy defeats in Ligue 1. Beaten at home on their lawn by RC Lens (1-4), Paul Pogba’s teammates suffered the same fate in Rennes (4-1) and now occupy a disappointing 8th place. In front of their audience, the Asemists will therefore be keen to get back on track and should organize themselves in a 4-2-3-1.
In goals, Hradecky is announced as the starter, as are Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu and Caio Enrique to form the four-man defense. In midfield, Camara and Teze could be combined to leave the offensive organization to Akliouche, Minanimo and Golovin. It is the same trio that was appointed at Pafos, just as Balogun was established up front. We would find the American at the front of the attack. As a reminder, Eric Dier and Christian Mawissa are absent, as is Denis Zakaria, who is serving his suspension after his exclusion in Rennes. Pogba should start on the bench.
